“There was a point last year when I was working for Bernie Sanders where I thought, ‘Huh, maybe I’ll run for Congress in a couple years,’” the 25-year-old Big Little Lies actress revealed to the New York Times. “And you know what? I’m not going to rule it out. Who knows? Life is big, and I’m young.”

She also revealed that she now identifies as a feminist, though she didn’t earlier in her career.

“It’s a lot of who I am and what I want to talk about. I’m sure that there will be allusions to all sorts of stuff going on right now once I sit down and start creating the body of work that I want to put out,” Lauren told Teen Vogue. “For now, I’m very focused on Fifth Harmony. We’re making an album right now. We’re chilling. We’re so happy and we’re moving forward. I’m really excited for this chapter for us to be able to close that and do us.”

Lauren often talks to the other 5H ladies about what’s going on in Washington.

“I tell them everything. I’m like, ‘Guys, Trump just signed another executive order. We need to know what’s going on.’ They’re also super-aware and they also are super-passionate about this stuff, too, in their own way,” Lauren said.

But what does she do to wind down and not get overwhelmed by everything?

“I try to be as mindful as possible and focus on love,” she said. “I feel much calmer if I meditate for an hour and surround myself with my crystals, and I just sit there for a second and cry if I have to. That makes me feel better.”

In case you missed it, check out these 10 times that Lauren inspired fans to speak out!

The 20-year-old Fifth Harmony singer took to social media after Betsy DeVos was confirmed as the next Secretary of Education for the United States, following a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence.

“Particularly hits a nerve cause A. Education is the most important foundation for a nation and I’m very passionate about it 2. My mom is a public school teacher and this could gravely affect her. Call your senators please. #STOPDevos,” Lauren wrote on Instagram.

She also tweeted, “The administration just let us all know they don’t care about our children’s future. We are crumbling so fast, it’s frightening. More tears.”

“Just disgusting. F-ck Pence, [Steve] Bannon, [Donald] Trump and all their Republican lap dogs. All of you are on the wrong side of history,” she added.

“Well, I am a woman. One of [Trump's] first executive orders was to take away our rights to our bodies,” Lauren told MTV. “I am also a bisexual. His vice-president [Mike Pence] believes in conversion therapy. I am also of immigrant descent. My grandparents and my mom came from Cuba back in the ’60s because they were fleeing from communism and Castro. I wouldn’t be here otherwise. I don’t understand what’s going on right now – it just doesn’t make any sense.”

(In case you don’t know, conversion therapy is psychological treatment and/or counseling designed to change a person’s sexual orientation from homosexual or bisexual to heterosexual.)

Lauren also said, “Whoever is reading this, make sure that when you agree with everything that’s being said and when you feel passionate about your future, you take it into your hands. You do something.”